English word origin

Etymology of nizam

From Urdu نظام (nizām) and its source, Persian نظام (nezâm), short for نظام الملک (nezâm el-malek, “a ruler of the realm”).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Urdu نظام (nizām) and its source, Persian نظام (nezâm), short for نظام الملک (nezâm el-malek, “a ruler of the realm”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionنظامur
Derivation mentionنظامfa
Root classification mentionن ظ مar

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The Turkish regular army; a soldier in the Turkish army.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Ottoman Turkish نظام (nızam), from Arabic نِظَام (niẓām, “order, arrangement”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Derivation mentionنظامota
Derivation mentionنِظَامar · order, arrangement
Root classification mentionن ظ مar

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